Ramsey Resident - 2002 - September/October

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PUBLIC WORKS DEPARTMENT JOINS RECYCLING DAY ACTIVITIES The City of Ramsey Public Works department is offering wooden lathes again this year at its annual Recycling Day activities. The intent of the program is to reduce the amount of damage caused by snowplows contacting the easement (curbline) early in the snow plowing season, when most of the sod damage occurs. The City will provide wooden lathes for homeowners to install along the easement. The lathes should be spaced every twenty to thirty feet along the easement to help plow drivers identify the edge of the road early in the season. The lathes will eventually break off, however, by that time they will have served its purpose in establishing the curb line. In the past, some residents have used metal fence posts to mark the edge of the road and this causes several problems. There is the danger of striking a buried utility line when installing metal posts into the easement. Metal posts also present a danger to other motorists if they were to slide into one of these posts with a car or snowmobile. Lastly, the posts prove to be a hindrance to snow removal crews when pushing snow back to provide room for visibility or additional snow storage space. Residents will be asked to fill out a form that will include their name and address when picking up their wooden lathes. There will be a limit of six lathes per household. If you're unable to pick up your wooden lathes at the Public Works facility on Saturday, September 28, 2002 from 8:00 —12:00 p.m., stakes will be available at City Hall during regular business hours. For further information please call the City Hall at (763) 427- 1410. irp xxk [1@ qo Ent a@ ge,clha N g 'Rh am [11Ad °°°'' I was going to change my shirt, but I changed my mind instead. — Winnie the Pooh CERTIFICATION OF DELINQUENT SERVICE BILLINGS COMMUNITY ACTIVITY SIGN 5 Ramsey City Ordinances and Minnesota Statutes allow for the annual certification of delinquent service billings, which may include water, sewer, street lighting, recycling, storm water, penalties incurred, and any other types of service billings that are unpaid as of September 1, 2002. Failure to pay would result in the entire past -due amount being assessed against the property, payable with property taxes payable in 2003. An administrative fee plus interest will be charged. Notices will be mailed to service addresses with delinquent billings the first week of September notifying the property of the delinquent billing and what will take place. A public hearing to address unpaid service billings will be held on September 24, 2002, at the Ramsey Fire Station Number II, 15050 Armstrong Boulevard, Ramsey, Minnesota. To avoid receipt of a notice of delinquent service billings, payments for utility billings must be received by Connexus Energy by September 1, 2002. Other delinquencies should be paid directly to the City of Ramsey and must be received by September 1, 2002. If you have questions regarding this process, please contact the Finance Office at (763) 427 -1410. If you are interested in renting space on the Community Activities sign at the Ramsey Municipal Center, please call Kathy Schmitz at 763 - 433 -9844.